On this page, you will find brief summaries of each subtopics of Ray Bradbury's life. Including his early life, education, inspiration for Fahrenheit 451, and more. If there is any other information you are interested in concerning Bradbury, please let Elizabeth, Emma M., Jenna, or Monica know.
Education/Early Life-Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois in August of 1920. Instead of taking after his family’s reputation of nautical adventures, the majority of Bradbury’s childhood and teenage excitement took place behind the typewriter. He considered this his realm of imagination. Between 1926 and 1933, the Bradburys moved back and forth between Tucson, AZ and Waukegan, Bradbury’s birth town. In 1931, young Ray Bradbury began to write his early stories on butcher paper. In 1934, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, where Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School. There, he was an active member of the drama club and had high hopes to become an actor. Contrary to his aspiration as an actor, two of his teachers recognized a greater talent and encouraged Bradbury’s development as a write. Snow Longley Housh taught him about poetry and Jeannete Johnson taught him to write short stories. Over 60 years later, Bradbury's work bears the indelible impressions left by these two women.
Ray's Workspace- Ray Bradbury's office is located inside his home in Los Angeles. His entire workspace is in his basement. The room is aligned with bookshelves that are completely full, but not just of novels and books. He has stuffed animals placed all over his office and shelves. They are bombarded with fan mail, presents, toys, masks he collects from different countries, films, and about everything else significant he has picked up during his life. His office space shows his backgrounds and everything he has encountered and been through. Out of all the collectibles and toys he owns, one object that has obviously impacted his life the most in his typewriter that is located in the main room of his basement. Every single day, Ray spends hours in his office creating literature of some sort. There is not one day that Ray Bradbury does not write.
Success-Ray Bradbury is one of the most famous science fiction authors of all time. His life has turned out to be extremely successful. In 2004, Ray Bradbury was awarded the National Medal of Arts. The National Medal of Arts is an award honoring artists and patrons of the arts. He was given this award by George and Laura Bush. Ray Bradbuy’s career began after his book The Martian Chroniclescame out. His work has been included in the four Best American Short Stories Collection. He has won many awards and recognitions. For example, the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award. Many know Ray Bradbury as only a writer, but Ray Bradbury has also helped out with some movies. 65 of Ray Bradburys short stories have been turned into theater productions. Bradbury has been nominated for an academy award and won an Emmy award. He created the the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display at Epcot in Disney World in 1982. He also helped to create the design for the Orbitron space ride at Euro- Disney, France. Ray has published over 30 books, over 600 short stories, many poems, essays, and plays. Bradbury also has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Ray Bradbury has had an extremely successful life.
History Behind F451- Ray Bradbury was thinking of what he should write about, and he decided he should write a novel about Book Burning, with a sci fi twist. He called up many places and asked what temperature fire burns at. He then realized he hadn’t called the most obvious place, the fire department. They said that paper burns at 451 degrees farenheit. Bradbury believed that titling it “451 Degrees Fahrenheit” would be too boring, so he changed it to “Farenheit 451”
Ray Bradbury
By Monica S., Jenna B., Elizabeth C., and Emma M.
On this page, you will find brief summaries of each subtopics of Ray Bradbury's life. Including his early life, education, inspiration for Fahrenheit 451, and more. If there is any other information you are interested in concerning Bradbury, please let Elizabeth, Emma M., Jenna, or Monica know.
Education/Early Life- Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois in August of 1920. Instead of taking after his family’s reputation of nautical adventures, the majority of Bradbury’s childhood and teenage excitement took place behind the typewriter. He considered this his realm of imagination. Between 1926 and 1933, the Bradburys moved back and forth between Tucson, AZ and Waukegan, Bradbury’s birth town. In 1931, young Ray Bradbury began to write his early stories on butcher paper. In 1934, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, where Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School. There, he was an active member of the drama club and had high hopes to become an actor. Contrary to his aspiration as an actor, two of his teachers recognized a greater talent and encouraged Bradbury’s development as a write. Snow Longley Housh taught him about poetry and Jeannete Johnson taught him to write short stories. Over 60 years later, Bradbury's work bears the indelible impressions left by these two women.
Ray's Workspace- Ray Bradbury's office is located inside his home in Los Angeles. His entire workspace is in his basement. The room is aligned with bookshelves that are completely full, but not just of novels and books. He has stuffed animals placed all over his office and shelves. They are bombarded with fan mail, presents, toys, masks he collects from different countries, films, and about everything else significant he has picked up during his life. His office space shows his backgrounds and everything he has encountered and been through. Out of all the collectibles and toys he owns, one object that has obviously impacted his life the most in his typewriter that is located in the main room of his basement. Every single day, Ray spends hours in his office creating literature of some sort. There is not one day that Ray Bradbury does not write.
Success- Ray Bradbury is one of the most famous science fiction authors of all time. His life has turned out to be extremely successful. In 2004, Ray Bradbury was awarded the National Medal of Arts. The National Medal of Arts is an award honoring artists and patrons of the arts. He was given this award by George and Laura Bush. Ray Bradbuy’s career began after his book The Martian Chronicles came out. His work has been included in the four Best American Short Stories Collection. He has won many awards and recognitions. For example, the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award. Many know Ray Bradbury as only a writer, but Ray Bradbury has also helped out with some movies. 65 of Ray Bradburys short stories have been turned into theater productions. Bradbury has been nominated for an academy award and won an Emmy award. He created the the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display at Epcot in Disney World in 1982. He also helped to create the design for the Orbitron space ride at Euro- Disney, France. Ray has published over 30 books, over 600 short stories, many poems, essays, and plays. Bradbury also has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Ray Bradbury has had an extremely successful life.
History Behind F451- Ray Bradbury was thinking of what he should write about, and he decided he should write a novel about Book Burning, with a sci fi twist. He called up many places and asked what temperature fire burns at. He then realized he hadn’t called the most obvious place, the fire department. They said that paper burns at 451 degrees farenheit. Bradbury believed that titling it “451 Degrees Fahrenheit” would be too boring, so he changed it to “Farenheit 451”
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